 Boycott campaign takes to streets of Jenin
(Ma'an) -- Students and volunteers on Sunday campaigned on the streets of Jenin to encourage residents to boycott Israeli products.
| Oooo, scary! That'll make Israel sit up and take notice. |
Activists distributed flyers encouraging people not to buy Israeli produce as part of a nationwide campaign organized by the Paleostinian National Initiative.
Launched during the Moslem holiday Eid al-Adha, organizers say the campaign is in response to Israel's escalation in violence and the increase in settler attacks.
The Paleostinian Medical Relief Society is supporting the campaign,
| "It will give the bored and unemployed something to do, which has a positive mental health impact. We approve." |
| The unemployed being everyone who isn't working for the UNRWA... |
and volunteers from the organization handed out flyers in Jenin on Sunday.
PMRS representative Amra Amra told Ma'an the campaign was focusing on the boycott of Israeli juice Tapuzina, adding that concentrating efforts on one product would have the greatest impact on the Israeli economy.
| Wow. That is a serious and wide-ranging boycott of the type that will really impact Israel's economy. Or not -- high finance is not one of my strengths. |
She said the campaign was a call to all Paleostinians to join the boycott as an effective form of popular resistance, noting that there were international efforts to boycott Israeli products around the world. |